Improvement in buttons



A. 'MESSLER.

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UNITED Srnrns PATENT OFFICE.

ARNOLD MESSLEB, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

IMPROVEMENT IN BUTTONS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 201,268, dated March12, 1878; application filed September 10, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARNOLD MEssLER, of the city and county ofProvidence, State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Buttons; and I hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a view, in perspective, of my improved button or stud withthe parts in position for insertion into a button-hole. Fig. 2 is avertical section of the stud on a plane with the hinge connecting thedivided disk. Fig.

' 3 is a vertical section at right angles to said hinge, and Fig. 4 is aplan view of the hinged disk.

In the drawings, A represents the hollow shank of the stud, having adisk, B, rigidly secured to one end thereof. To the opposite end ofshank A the-two-part disk (3 is centrally hinged at a. Disk 0 consistsof the sections 1) b, each of which is provided with arms 0, whichproject through slots 0, formed in the opposite section of the disk. Tothe under side of each section b b is secured an arm, d, for a purposehereinafter set forth. Disk 1) is provided with a spring-catch, e, forsecuring the sections in a folded position while they are being insertedin place. Sufficient resiliency is imparted to the sections 1) b tocause the catch 6 to hold the parts in place by means of projections f,secured to the knuckles of the hinge.

Within the hollow shank A is located a follower, D, consisting of ashort tube. To the lower end of follower D are secured the rods E E, thelatter being united at their outer ends by a cross-bar, F, the sides ofwhich are slightly undercut, that it may be readily grasped andretracted when desired. To the upper 'end of follower D are secured thefingers g g, which press against the ends of arms 0, and-thus serve tolock the hinged sections in a closed position, to form a continuous diskwhen the follower is in its raised position, where it is held by meansof the spiral spring G. The parts are also strengthened while in thelocked position by means of the arms d, which turn within the upper endof the follower.

In order to fold the hinged disks, it is necessary to first retract thefollower, thus disengaging the locking-fingers g from the arms 0, whenthe latter will press upon the ends of the fingers, as illustrated inFig. 2, and the spring-catch 0 being locked, the stud is ready forinsertion into a button-hole. stud has been inserted in place, thehinged sections are readily locked by simply pressing upon the cross-barF, which operates to release the spring-catch c and cause the disk toassume a horizontal position.

Havin g described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with the hollow shank A, provided wit-h the disk B,of the two-part disk 0, centrally hinged to the shank, the sections 1) bof disk 0, provided with arms 0, the follower D, fingers g, spring G,rods E E, and cross-bar F, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the sections I) I), provided with arms 0 andspring-catch c, of the spring-pressed follower D and fingers g,substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the sections 1) b and spring-catch e, of theprojections f, substantially as described.

ARNOLD MESSLER.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH A. MILLER,

IRA A. SEAMANS.

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